"Dewey Cox" underwear: A cautionary tale

I was just gonna take the day off today, since there's little news out there to report, but I really should share this as a public service more than anything else.

When I got home from work yesterday, there was a rather promising looking envelope from Columbia/Tri Star in my mailbox. I hadn't requested anything from them, and hadn't received anything in the past, but it was shaped like it just might be a DVD, so I was fairly excited.

I'm not sure what exactly my expression was after opening it, but I'm sure it was far from excitment. However, a little backstory might help before the big payoff.

About six months back or so I made the rather unfortunate decision to sign up for the mailing list for "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" (called the "Dewey Cox Fan Club), thinking that at best I'd get a free T-shirt for Judd Apatow's holiday movie starring John C. Reilly. Little did I know what I was really in for.

Now, as another public service, I've decided not to model this rather odd bit of swag, but instead just include a picture for you to enjoy. I'll close with two questions: 1. What's the oddest piece of movie swag you've ever received?; and 2. Who in the world were they expecting would ever wear these bizarre tighty-whiteys?